{"id":168,"date":"2008-08-02T18:22:09","date_gmt":"2008-08-03T01:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/tube-beads-for-jewelry-making-gold-leaf-fimo-polymer-clay\/168\/"},"modified":"2016-09-22T16:32:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:32:53","slug":"tube-beads-for-jewelry-making-gold-leaf-fimo-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/tube-beads-for-jewelry-making-gold-leaf-fimo-polymer-clay\/168\/","title":{"rendered":"Tube Beads for Jewelry Making using Gold Leaf and Fimo Polymer Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #69: How to make jewelry tube beads with crackled metal leaf Fimo clay:
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I’ve talked a lot lately about about using metals & foils with polyclay. The cool thing about these products is the crackling effect that you can<\/span> create.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since gold leaf is actually a metal, it does not stretch like polymer clay does. So when you layer the metal leafing on top of a sheet of Fimo, Premo or Sculpey, and then run it through your pasta machine, the leaf will crack. This technique gives the clay a unique aged look.<\/span><\/p>\n

This ‘crackled’ clay sheet can then be cut into strips and wrapped around cylinders of new clay to create cool looking tube beads.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about how metal products crackle differently from foils, here’s another article for you: Jones Tones Foil Paper, Mona Lisa Metal Leaf and Polymer Clay Beads<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

In the picture above, the base bead has the same copper Fimo color that the background of the crackled leaf sheet has. This makes the bead look as if the leafing was applied directly to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another interesting alternative is to make the base bead a contrasting color. This shows off the fact that the gold leaf layer was actually wrapped around the tube, and it brings in a new color to the design.<\/span><\/p>\n

These handmade tube beads are well suited for having larger holes running through them in order to accommodate thicker cording such as leather or hemp.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perfect for Fimo necklaces, bracelets and polymer clay earrings, gold leaf tube beads for jewelry making can be used as accent beads or as the main focal beads in your next project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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